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Dharmarajyam

Dharmarajyam is a collection of essays written by Malayalam language writer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. These politically charged essays were written against the policies of the then Diwan of Travancore Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer. The book was published in 1938 and was Basheer's first published book. The book was banned by the Travancore government the same year. It is said that Basheer himself got these printed and sold them at local shops, and going house to house on foot. Subsequently, he was jailed for two years for conspiring against the government. The book was re-released by DC Books in 2008.

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Dharmarajyam
AuthorVaikom Muhammad Basheer
LanguageMalayalam
GenreEssays
PublisherDC Books
Publication date1938
Publication placeIndia
Pages100
ISBN978-81-264-1833-6

Dharmarajyam is a collection of essays written by Malayalam language writer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer.1 These politically charged essays were written against the policies of the then Diwan of Travancore Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer.2 The book was published in 1938 and was Basheer's first published book.3 The book was banned by the Travancore government the same year.3 It is said that Basheer himself got these printed and sold them at local shops, and going house to house on foot.2 Subsequently, he was jailed for two years for conspiring against the government.4 The book was re-released by DC Books in 2008.3

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  1. Mahachcharithamala (in Malayalam). DC Books. January 2006. pp. 525–530. ISBN 81-264-1066-3.
  2. Indian Literature - Issues 249-251. Sahitya Akademi. 2009. p. 84.
  3. "സി.പിയെ വിറപ്പിച്ച 'ബഷീറിന്റെ ധര്‍മ്മരാജ്യം'" Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. DC Books. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  4. "Dharmarajyam" Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. DC Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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